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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grtlks 2T1A2 · St Augustine, FL · February 28, 1987

Date
February 28, 1987 · 14:50 local
Place
St Augustine, FL
Airport
St Augustine
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3707F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA096
Reported as
Grtlks 2T1A2
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
42 total3 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft ground looped during an attempted go around. The inexperienced pilot released back stick pressure.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. THE INEXPERIENCED PILOT RELEASED BACK STICK PRESSURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.